Qatar Grand Prix 2026: Race Time by Time Zone on Sunday, Nov. 29, and Full Weekend Schedule

The Formula 1 (F1) Qatar Grand Prix starts Sunday, Nov. 29, 2026, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time (ET), which is 7 p.m. local time at Lusail International Circuit, according to formula1.com. F1 lists the race at 16:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Below: every session in U.S. time zones and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the last three race weekends of the season, and how to watch.

What is the Qatar Grand Prix 2026 schedule?

F1’s race page gives session starts in UTC and shows the circuit’s offset as +03:00, Arabia Standard Time (AST). The other columns are our conversion, not an official schedule. U.S. clocks fall back on Nov. 1, so on race weekend ET is UTC-5, Central Time (CT) is UTC-6, Mountain Time (MT) is UTC-7 and Pacific Time (PT) is UTC-8. GMT equals UTC. Lusail International Circuit lists the event as Nov. 27 to 29, 2026.

Session	Qatar (AST)	Eastern (ET)	Central (CT)	Mountain (MT)	Pacific (PT)	GMT
Practice 1, Fri., Nov. 27	4:30 p.m.	8:30 a.m.	7:30 a.m.	6:30 a.m.	5:30 a.m.	13:30
Practice 2, Fri., Nov. 27	8 p.m.	12 p.m.	11 a.m.	10 a.m.	9 a.m.	17:00
Practice 3, Sat., Nov. 28	5:30 p.m.	9:30 a.m.	8:30 a.m.	7:30 a.m.	6:30 a.m.	14:30
Qualifying, Sat., Nov. 28	9 p.m.	1 p.m.	12 p.m.	11 a.m.	10 a.m.	18:00
Race, Sun., Nov. 29	7 p.m.	11 a.m.	10 a.m.	9 a.m.	8 a.m.	16:00

All times are start times on the same calendar day in every column. Each practice session and qualifying runs one hour, per F1’s race page. F1 lists the race distance as 308.611 km on a 5.419 km circuit. F1’s page lists no Sprint, so this is not a Sprint weekend.

What time is the Qatar Grand Prix race on Sunday?

The race starts at 7 p.m. in Qatar on Sunday, Nov. 29. By our conversion that is 11 a.m. ET, 10 a.m. CT, 9 a.m. MT and 8 a.m. PT. In the United Kingdom it is 4 p.m. GMT. Toronto is on Eastern time, so Canadian Eastern viewers also see an 11 a.m. start.

What time is Qatar qualifying?

Qualifying is on Saturday, Nov. 28, at 9 p.m. in Qatar, which is 1 p.m. ET and 10 a.m. PT by our conversion. Practice 3 starts earlier that day at 9:30 a.m. ET. On Friday, Nov. 27, the first two practice sessions start at 8:30 a.m. ET and 12 p.m. ET.

How does 2026 compare with the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix?

In 2025, the Qatar Grand Prix race was held on Nov. 30, and Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing won it, according to formula1.com’s 2025 results. The 2026 race falls one day earlier on the calendar, on Nov. 29.

Where can you watch the Qatar Grand Prix?

In the U.S., Apple said in its March 5, 2026 newsroom post that F1 is exclusively on Apple TV, and that subscribers can watch all practice, qualifying and Sprint sessions, along with races. In Canada, Bell Media said on March 4, 2026 that The Sports Network (TSN) and Réseau des sports (RDS) are the exclusive home of the 2026 season. UK coverage details were not confirmed on an official page when we checked on Oct. 27, 2026.

Where does Qatar fall in the 2026 F1 season?

F1’s 2026 calendar lists Qatar as Round 22 of 23, with Abu Dhabi as the season finale.

Round	Race	Dates
21	Las Vegas	Nov. 19 to 21
22	Qatar	Nov. 27 to 29
23	Abu Dhabi	Dec. 4 to 6

Source: formula1.com, 2026 calendar. On formula1.com’s 2026 Drivers’ Standings as of Oct. 27, 2026, Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) leads with 365 points, followed by George Russell (Mercedes) with 242 and Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) with 241. The latest completed race listed on formula1.com is the United States Grand Prix on Oct. 25, won by Antonelli. For the previous round, see our Las Vegas Grand Prix 2026 race time story, and for earlier rounds the São Paulo and Mexico City stories.

Free Qatar Grand Prix 2026 weekend schedule

Our printable lists the five sessions with weekday and ET, PT and GMT times on one page. Mark the weekend on your November 2026 printable calendar, and the Abu Dhabi finale on your December 2026 printable calendar.